Kirill’s Sermon May Be Bad Preaching and Even Worse Theology — But it’s a Top-Notch Rejection of Liberal Democracy
Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, gave a sermon on forgiveness this…
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If Kirill’s Bizarre Sermon Blaming War on Pride Parades Comes as a Surprise, it’s Time to Learn the History
Today is Clean Monday, the first day of the Orthodox Christian Lent. Yesterday was Forgiveness…
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In His ‘Forgiveness Day’ Sermon — a Slightly More Sophisticated ‘GloboHomo’ Rant — Kirill Lays Out an Authoritarian Vision in Which His Version of God Might Dominate and Rule the Human Race
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian…
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A Church (Further) Divided: Putin’s Patriarch Now Faces a Rebellion From Within the Russian Orthodox Church
While the world waits for Russian oligarchs to tire of their yachts being seized and…
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Russia and the US Have More in Common Than You Might Think
As I write, Russia has invaded Ukraine, thousands of people have reportedly died, and hundreds…
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Could Patriarch Kirill’s ‘Evil Forces’ Against Russia and the Russian Church Refer to Jews?
If it wasn’t already blatantly apparent that Patriarch Kirill of Moscow is not “calling for…
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No, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow is Not Calling for Peace — In Fact, He’s Putin’s Accomplice
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus is not calling for peace in Ukraine, and…
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Make no Mistake, if There’s a War Between Russia and Ukraine, it Will be a Religious War
Putin has now ordered Russian troops into Donetsk and Luhansk. The first major conflict between…
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After Orthodox Priest Suspended for ‘Stop the Steal’ Activity, a Renewed Spotlight on the Orthodox Far-Right
When insurrectionists stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, most news reports focused on…
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COVID-Denying Father Sergei is Just the Latest Example of the Russian Orthodox Church’s ‘Holy Man’ Problem
It’s a weird story, even in 2020—and that’s saying something. Father Sergey, a COVID-denying conspiracy-spewing…
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